TSGT Billie D. Babb, U.S. Navy & U.S. Air Force

 TSGT Billie "Bill" Doris Babb

U.S. Navy & U.S. Airforce

World War II, Korean War, & Vietnam War


Granduncle Billie D. Babb courtesy of Mary Babb Brooks.



Fold3.com - WWII Draft Card.

Bill Babb in uniform with his niece, Barbara.
Courtesy of Family. 

After his service he was a successful businessman who owned horses and rented them out to riders.


Courtesy of Ancestry.com.



Courtesy Ancestry.com.




Location: Paris, MS 38949, USA

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